Shutter-holder.



A. D. SORENSEN.

SHUTTBR HOLDER APPLICATION FILED JULY 9,1912.

1,085,064. Patented .im 2o, 1914.

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ALBAN D. SORENSEN, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.`

SHUTTER-HOLDER.

To all 'whom t may concern Be it known that 1, ALBAN D. SoRnNsnN, acitizen of the United States, residing in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,have invented certain improvements in Shutter-Holders, of which thefollowing is a specification.

One object of my invention is to provide a relatively inexpensive devicefor connecting or locking together a pair of window shutters, whichshall be simple in form and convenient to manipulate, the arrangement ofparts being such that the shutters may be held together in any of anumber of positions, in one of which they are fully closed, while in theothers they are bowed to a greater or less extent.

I further desire to provide a shutter holder having the above notedcharacteristics which shall embody projecting portions preferably in theform of catches, whereby either or both of the shutters may beconveniently drawn toward a person desiring` to operate my holdingdevice, the invention also contemplating a construction in which meansare provided for preventing the latch getting into such a position asmight cause breakage of the glass in an adjacent sash.

Another object of my invention is to provide a shutter holder which maybe conveniently adjusted to retain a pair of shutters in any of severalbowed positions and which shall be of such form as to do away with thenecessity of providing the customary rings with which most shutters areequipped; the parts being of relatively simple form for the purpose ofpermitting of their convenient and inexpensive manufacture.

These objects and other advantageous ends l secure as hereinafter setforth, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1, is a front elevation illustrating a holder constructedaccording to my invention, in the position occupied in order to lock theshutter to which the device is applied; Figs. 2 and 3, are also frontelevations illustrating the device in two others of its adjustedpositions; Fig. 4L is a plan of my invention with its parts in thepositions occupied in Fig. 3, and Fig. 5, is a section on the line a-a,Fig. 1.

1n the above drawings, 1 represents a substantially flat platepreferably of pressed metal such as steel, although it may be aSpecification of Letters Patent.

Application filed July 9, 1912.

Patented J an. 26, 1914s.

Serial No. 708,477.

casting or a forging without departing from my invention. The bottomedge of this plate is extended forwardly in a plane substantially atright angles to its plane, and the forward edge of the shelf 2 so formedis bent downwardly to form a finger catch The plate in addition to beingprovided with a suitable number of holes for the reception of retainingscrews, has a pressed out portion forming a tongue 5 open at the top andsides to receive a latch 6 hereinafter referred to.

The shelf 2 has formed in it an elongated slot or opening 7 extending atan angle to the plane of the plate 1 adjacent that end thereof nearestthe shutter having the latch 6, and on the opposite side of the tongue5, it is provided with an elongated opening S in the form of two slotsextending in approximately parallel lines but offset relatively to eachother.

1t is understood that the plate 1 is mounted on one shutter 22, of apair, adjacent the free or outer edge thereof and on the other shutter23 of said pair, is mounted a flat plate 9, in the present instancesubstantially circular in form, from the lower edge of which a flatextension 10 projects at right angles to the plane of said plate and isin turn provided with a downwardly extending finger catch 11. This platealso is provided with one or more holes for the recept-ion of retainingscrews whereby it is held to a shutter and at or adjacent its center hasan opening for the reception of a pivot screw l2 whereby a second andpreferably similarly shaped plate 13 is pivotally mounted on the face ofthe plate 9. At one edge of this second plate 13 is hinged the latch 6,and as shown in Fig. 5, its hinge is so constructed as to prevent saidlatch moving forwardly out of the plane of the plate 12, more thanthrough a relatively small angle. Said latch has at its outer end aprojection extending substantially at right angles to itsflongitudinalcenter line, and also has a linger catch 19 preferably projecting fromits upper edge. The supporting plate 13 is provided with a struck upprojection 15 designed to coact with the ends of a circularly curvedrecess 16 in one edge of said plate so as to prevent such arotationthereof on its pivot screw 12 as would permit the latch 6 tofall below the horizontal.

The extension of the recess 16 is of such form as to permit the plate 12with its latch 6 being `turned so that the-latter occupies a positionsuiiiciently beyond the vertical to maintain it in a substantiallyperpendicular position; the ends of the recess thus acting as stops tolimit the movement of the plate 13.

lVhile the hinge 18 between the latch 6 and the plate 13 may be of anydesired and suitable construction, I preferably so form it that itincludes a stop whereby'said latch is prevented from moving forwardlyout of the plane of the plate through more than an angle of about 30 to45 degrees. The object of this construction is to prevent thepossibility of the latch swinging out into a position approximately atright angles to the plate 13, in which position damage might be done tothe glass of a window sash, in case the shutter to which my invention isattached should be blown or moved to its closed position while the upperwindow sash was lowered.

Under conditions of use, the supporting plate 9 with the rotatable plate18 are mounted upon the inner face of a shutter 28 adjacent the outeredge thereof, by means of the pivot screw 12. The plate 1 is likewisemounted in a similar position on the second shutter 22, being held inposition by screws passing through holes 4, although it is to beunderstood that a greater number of screws as well as other means may beemployed to hold the plates 9 and 13 in place without departing from myinvention. With the parts so arranged, if it be desired to lock theshutters, they are moved by means of the nger catches 3 and 11 to theirclosed positions, and the latch 6 is raised above the tongue 5 byrotating it with the plate 13 on the pivot screw 12. Assuming that saidlatch 6 has been lying at an angle to the plate 13 as shown in Fig. 4,it is now moved into the plane of said plate and by means of the fingercatch 19 is moved downwardly so as to occupy the position shown in Fig.1 back of the tongue 5 and in front of said plate. llVith the latch inits lowest position, the projection 2O at its outer end enters theinnermost part of the slot 8 so that the shutters are eifectuallyprevented from being opened, since they are held together both by theaction of the tongue 5 on the body of the latch 6 and also by reason ofthe entrance of the projection 20 into said slot 8.

lf it be desired to bow the shutters so that they are almost closed(with their outer edges immediately adjacent each other), the latch 6 israised from engagement with the tongue and is then lowered in theposition shown in Fig. 2, wherein its projection 20 enters the forwardpart of the slot 8 and its body lies in front of said tongue. In orderto bow the shutters so that their outer or adjacent edges are separatedby a distance of about or 4 inches, the projection 20 is placed in theslot whereup'onthe plates and illustrated in Fig. 4, so that as before,the

`shutters are firmly held from separat-ion.

As will be observed by those skilled in the art, my device while beingespecially adapted to hold a pair of window shutters in any of severaladjusted positions, is relatively simple as to the number andarrangement of its parts and at the same time is inexpensive tomanufacture. It is of course obvious that slots in addition to thosedescribed may, without departing from my invention, be formed in theplates or their associated parts for the reception of the projection 2Oin case it should be desirable to connect the shutters in other adjustedpositions.

I claim:

1. The combination with a pair of shutters of a plate fixed to one ofsaid shutters; a second plate pivoted tol Vsaid lirst plate; a latchhinged to said second plate; a third plate iiXed to the other shutterand having a. part for the reception of t-he latch; with a iiXedprojection from the iirstplate; and two abutments for limiting therotation of the second plate on its pivot, said abutments being placedto coperate with sai-d projection to prevent the `second plate fallingbeyond a substantially horizontal position, and to retain it in `itsraised position respectively.

2. The combination with a pair of shut-A ters of a plate fixed yto oneof the shutters; a second plate pivoted to said first plate; a latchhinged to said second plate; and a third plate iiXed to the othershutter having a part for the reception of the latch; with a iiXedabutment for preventing the second plate turning on the first platebelow a position in which the latch is substantially horizontal whensaid latch `is disengaged from said parton the third plate.

3. The combination in a shutter holder of a plate; a latch hingedthereto and provided with a projection; a second plate having aprojecting tongue for the reception of the latch and provided withashelfsubstantially at right angles to its plane, there being a hole insaid shelf for the reception of the latch projection.

4. The combination in a shutter holder of a plate; a latch hingedthereto and provided with a projection; a second plate having aprojecting tongue for the reception of the latch and provided with ashelf substantially at right angles to its plane, there being aplurality of holesin said shelf for holding the latch projection in anyof a number of adjusted positions, one of said holes being placed toreceive the latch when it is engaged by the tongue.

5. The combination in a shutter holder of a latch having a right angleprojection; a plate having an integral pressed out piece parallel withits body forming a tongue for the reception of said latch; and aforwardly extending shelf at right angles to the tongue, there being aplurality of openings in said shelf of which one is placed to receivethe latch projection when the latch engages 'the tongue.

6. The combination in a shutter holder of a plate having a forwardlyextending shelf placed at right angles to its plane and provided with afinger catch; there being a tongue for said plate independent of saidshelf and spaced. away from its body portion; a second plate; and alatch hinged to said second plate but formed to fit between the body ofsaid first plate and the tongue.

7. The combination in a shutter holder of a plate having a forwardlyextending shelf placed at right angles to its plane and provided with afinger catch; there being a tongue for said plate spaced away from itsbody portion; a second plate; with a latch hinged to said second plateand formed to fit between the body of said first plate and the tongue;said latch having a projection and the first plate being provided with arecess for the reception of said projection.

8. The combination with a pair of shutters of a plate Xed to one of saidshutters; a second plate pivoted to said first plate; a latch hinged tosaid second plate; a third plate fixed to the other shutter and having apart for the reception of the latch; with a permanently fixed stop forpositively preventing the second plate turning on the first plate beyonda position in which said latch is substantially vertical.

ln testimony whereof, l have signed my name to this specification, inthe presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ALBAN D. SORENSEN.

lVitnesses:

WILLIAM E. BRADLEY, Jos. H. KLEIN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patente. Washington, D. C.

